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Instagram Creator Lead Finder

Find and qualify Instagram creators from keywords and hashtags. Export public profile evidence, contact signals, source posts, and transparent filter decisions.

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Instagram Creator Lead Finder specifications

PlatformInstagram
Apify actordata-slayer/instagram-creator-lead-finder
Pricefrom $2.00 per 1,000 results, plus $0.00005 per run start
InputssearcheshashtagFeedmaxLeadsmaxProfileLookupsminFollowersmaxFollowersand 8 more
Output8 documented fields per row
Export formatsJSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
Instagram login or cookiesNot required
IntegrationsApify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updatedSeptember 29, 2026 (version 1.0.3)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-creator-lead-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items
request
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-creator-lead-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "searches": [
      "specialty coffee",
      "#specialtycoffee"
    ]
  }'
each result row8 fields
{
  "schemaVersion": any,
  "status": string,
  "checkedAt": string,
  "creator": object,
  "publicContacts": object,
  "discovery": object,
  "qualification": object,
  "reelAnalysis": object,
}

Input parameters

14 parameters you can set for each run.

parametertypedescription
searchesrequiredarray

Keywords and hashtags

Add 1–10 niche searches. Use plain text for Reel keyword discovery and start a hashtag with #, for example specialty coffee and #specialtycoffee. Each search inspects one page in V1.

hashtagFeedstring

Hashtag discovery feed

Choose which first-page hashtag feed to inspect. This setting applies only to searches that start with #.

options: top, recent, reels

default: top

maxLeadsinteger

Maximum leads

Maximum qualified creators to return. This is a ceiling, not a guarantee; source coverage, deduplication, filters, and scan budgets can produce fewer leads.

default: 10

maxProfileLookupsinteger

Maximum profile lookups

Maximum discovered creator profiles to inspect, including profiles later rejected by your filters. Must be at least Maximum leads.

default: 25

minFollowersinteger

Minimum followers

Keep creators with at least this many followers. Use 0 for no minimum.

default: 1000

maxFollowersinteger

Maximum followers

Optional upper follower limit. Leave empty for no maximum.

excludePrivateAccountsboolean

Exclude private accounts

Keep only public accounts that expose usable qualification evidence.

default: true

professionalAccountsOnlyboolean

Professional accounts only

Keep only accounts identified by Instagram as a business or creator/professional account. Leave off when individual creators are also useful.

default: false

contactRequirementstring

Public contact requirement

Optionally require contact evidence published on the Instagram profile. V1 does not crawl linked websites or verify deliverability.

options: none, any_public_contact, public_email

default: none

analysisDepthstring

Qualification depth

Profile only is faster and cheaper. Recent Reels also samples one page of Reels for profile-qualified candidates, subject to the separate Reel-analysis budget.

options: profile_only, recent_reels

default: profile_only

maxProfilesForReelAnalysisinteger

Maximum profiles for Reel analysis

Maximum profile-qualified creators whose recent Reels may be fetched. Used only for Profile + recent Reels and must be at least Maximum leads in that mode.

default: 10

reelsPerCreatorinteger

Reels sampled per creator

Use up to this many available recent Reels per analyzed creator. The actual sample may be smaller.

default: 6

minReelEngagementRatenumber

Minimum sampled Reel engagement rate (%)

Optional minimum for (average likes + average comments) ÷ followers × 100 across the sampled Reels. Requires Profile + recent Reels and is a sample-based comparison signal, not an audited audience metric.

excludeUsernamesarray

Exclude usernames

Skip creators already in your CRM or prior exports. Add usernames, @handles, or Instagram profile URLs. Matching is case-insensitive.

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 8 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

fieldtypedescription
schemaVersion
statusstring
checkedAtstring
creatorobject
publicContactsobject
discoveryobject
qualificationobject
reelAnalysisobject

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

eventpriceper 1,000, by Apify plan
Creator profile checked

One completed public profile check persisted as a visible qualified or rejected audit row.

$0.003 each
Free
$3.00
Bronze
$2.60
Silver
$2.30
Gold
$2.00
Platinum
$2.00
Diamond
$2.00
Recent Reels analysis

One completed usable bounded recent-Reels sample persisted on a creator row; unavailable or failed samples are not charged.

$0.0035 each
Free
$3.50
Bronze
$3.10
Silver
$2.80
Gold
$2.50
Platinum
$2.50
Diamond
$2.50
Actor Start

Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).

$0.00005 per run
Free
$0.05
Bronze
$0.05
Silver
$0.05
Gold
$0.05
Platinum
$0.05
Diamond
$0.05

Questions

How much does Instagram Creator Lead Finder cost?

Instagram Creator Lead Finder uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.003 per creator profile checked, which is $3.00 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $2.00 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.00005.

Do I need to log in to Instagram or share cookies?

No. Instagram Creator Lead Finder works without your Instagram login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Instagram Creator Lead Finder through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Instagram Creator Lead Finder return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 8 fields, including schemaVersion, status, checkedAt, creator, and publicContacts.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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